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  2. College of William & Mary - Wikipedia

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    The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]

  3. History of the College of William & Mary - Wikipedia

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    The college was founded on February 8, 1693, under a royal charter (technically, by letters patent) granted by King William III and Queen Mary II, to establish the College of William and Mary in Virginia to "make, found and establish a certain Place of Universal Study, a perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and the good arts ...

  4. List of presidents of the College of William & Mary - Wikipedia

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    No. Image Name Term Notes Reference 1 James Blair: 1693–1743 [1]2 William Dawson: 1743–1752 [1]3 William Stith: 1752–1755 [1]4 Thomas Dawson: 1755–1760

  5. Campus of the College of William & Mary - Wikipedia

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    The Colleges of William & Mary integrated William & Mary and four other campuses into a university system in the early 1960s; only Richard Bland College remains affiliated. A campus for the college's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) graduate school is located in Gloucester Point site. [ 2 ]

  6. Richard Bland College - Wikipedia

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    Richard Bland College (RBC) is a public junior college associated with the College of William & Mary and located in South Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia. Richard Bland College was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of the College of William and Mary under the umbrella of " the Colleges of William ...

  7. College of William & Mary secret societies - Wikipedia

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    The all-female Alpha or Ladies of Alpha was likely created to counteract the college's male-dominated secret societies. [4] It was created by Martha Barksdale in 1918, a member of the first class of female students at William & Mary. [7] Their stated mission is that they are dedicated to empowering women and recognizing strong female leadership.

  8. President's House (College of William & Mary) - Wikipedia

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    The President's House is the residence of the President of the College of William and Mary in Virginia in Williamsburg, Virginia.Constructed in 1732, the building still serves its original purpose and is among the oldest buildings in Virginia.

  9. Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved - Wikipedia

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    The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693, and benefited from slave labor in various capacities. Historians discovered the names of over 100 people owned by college employees, students, and the college itself; the actual number of slaves was likely much higher. [1]